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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. working class N

working class: classe f ouvrière

the working classes: les classes fpl laborieuses

II. working class ADJ

working class area, background, childhood, family, life: ouvrier/-ière

working class culture, London: prolétarien/-ienne

working class person: de la classe ouvrière

jumped-up [Brit, Am ˈˌdʒəmp ˈtəp] ADJ pej

jumped-up clerk, waiter:

jumped-up: prétentieux/-ieuse

you're just jumped-up working-class!: tu n'es qu'un ouvrier parvenu!

solidly [Brit ˈsɒlɪdli, Am ˈsɑlədli] ADV

1. solidly (strongly):

solidly built: solidement

2. solidly (densely):

solidly packed crowd: compact

solidly packed earth: très tassé

3. solidly (continuously):

solidly work, rain: sans interruption

4. solidly (staunchly):

solidly conservative, socialist: à cent pour cent

solidly respectable: parfaitement

they are solidly behind him: ils le soutiennent massivement

it's a solidly working-class area: c'est une zone essentiellement ouvrière

proud [Brit praʊd, Am praʊd] ADJ

1. proud (satisfied):

proud person, parent, winner: fier/fière (of de, of doing de faire)

proud owner: heureux/-euse

to be proud of oneself: être fier de soi

I was proud that I had been chosen: j'étais fier d'avoir été choisi

she is proud that he has won: elle est fière qu'il ait gagné

I'm working-class and proud of it: j'appartiens à la classe ouvrière et j'en suis fier

I hope you're proud of yourself! iron: tu peux être fier de toi! iron

it was his proud boast that he had won the gold medal: sa grande fierté était d'avoir gagné la médaille d'or

2. proud (self-respecting):

proud person, nation, race: fier/fière

proud pej: orgueilleux/-euse, fier/fière

3. proud (great):

proud day, moment: grand

4. proud Brit (protruding):

proud: protubérant

fill the hole proud: bouchez le trou en laissant une protubérance

to stand proud of crack, hole, surface: dépasser

to do sb proud (entertain): traiter qn royalement

to do sb proud (praise): faire honneur à qn

your honesty does you proud: ton honnêteté te fait honneur

to do oneself proud: ne rien se refuser

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popu [pɔpy] ADJ inf

popu: working-class

faubour|ien (faubourienne) [fobuʀjɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ

faubourien accent:

faubourien (faubourienne): working-class Parisian attr

banlieue [bɑ̃ljø] N f

1. banlieue (périphérie):

banlieue: suburbs pl

la proche/moyenne/grande banlieue: the inner/intermediate/outer suburbs

banlieue sud/nord: southern/northern suburbs

vivre en lointaine banlieue: to live in the outer suburbs

Versailles est en banlieue: Versailles is in the suburbs

une ville de banlieue: a suburban town

université/hôpital/pavillon de banlieue: suburban university/hospital/house

le problème des banlieues: the social problems of the suburbs

2. banlieue (quartier):

banlieue: suburb

une banlieue résidentielle/industrielle/ouvrière/rouge inf: a residential/an industrial/a working-class/a communist suburb

I. dortoir [dɔʀtwaʀ] N m

dortoir: dormitory

II. (-)dortoir COMP

banlieue-/ville-dortoir: dormitory suburb/town

faubourg: working class area (on the outskirts)

gamin des faubourgs: working-class kid inf

classe populaire: working class

classe ouvrière: working class

in the PONS Dictionary

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working-class ADJ

working-class: ouvrier(-ère)

working class N

working class: classe f ouvrière

ethos [ˈi:θɒs, Am -θɑ:s] N no pl

ethos: esprit m

working-class ethos: culture f prolétaire

the middle/working class: la classe moyenne/ouvrière

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I. prolétaire [pʀɔletɛʀ] ADJ

prolétaire: working-class

prolétaire: proletarian form

II. prolétaire [pʀɔletɛʀ] N mf

prolétaire: proletarian

populaire [pɔpylɛʀ] ADJ

1. populaire (du peuple):

république populaire: people's republic

2. populaire (destiné à la masse):

populaire: popular

bal populaire: local dance

3. populaire (plébéien):

populaire goût: common

quartier populaire: working-class area

classes populaires: working classes

être d'origine populaire: to have a working-class background

4. populaire (qui plaît):

populaire: well-liked

populaire personne: popular

I. ouvrier (-ière) [uvʀije, -ijɛʀ] ADJ

ouvrier (-ière) classe, mouvement, quartier, syndicat: working-class

ouvrier (-ière) conflit, législation, condition: industrial

ouvrier (-ière) militant: labour Brit

ouvrier (-ière) militant: labor Am

II. ouvrier (-ière) [uvʀije, -ijɛʀ] N m, f (travailleur manuel)

ouvrier (-ière): worker

ouvrier d'usine/spécialisé: factory/unskilled worker

ouvrier professionnel [ou qualifié]: skilled worker

origine [ɔʀiʒin] N f

1. origine (commencement):

origine: beginning

à l'origine: in the beginning

dès l'origine: from the beginning

2. origine (cause):

origine d'un échec: cause

quelle est l'origine de ...?: what caused this ...?

3. origine (ascendance, provenance):

origine: origin

Phrases:

des origines à nos jours: from its origins to the present day

avoir son origine dans qc, tirer son origine de qc: to originate from sth

avoir son origine dans qc, tirer son origine de qc coutume: to have its origins in sth

être à l'origine de qc personne: to be behind sth

être à l'origine d'un mal chose: to be the cause of an evil

appellation/certificat d'origine: label/certificate of origin

un mot d'origine grecque/belge: a word of Greek/Belgian origin

être d'origine française/ouvrière: to have French origins/a working-class background

d'origine paysanne/noble: from peasant/noble stock

prolo: working class

les milieux populaires: the working class

in the PONS Dictionary

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working-class ADJ

working-class: ouvrier(-ère)

working class N

working class: classe f ouvrière

the middle/working class: la classe moyenne/ouvrière

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I. prolétaire [pʀɔletɛʀ] ADJ

prolétaire: working-class

prolétaire: proletarian form

II. prolétaire [pʀɔletɛʀ] N mf

prolétaire: proletarian

populaire [pɔpylɛʀ] ADJ

1. populaire (du peuple):

république populaire: people's republic

2. populaire (destiné à la masse):

populaire: popular

bal populaire: local dance

3. populaire (plébéien):

populaire goût: common

quartier populaire: working-class area

classes populaires: working classes

être d'origine populaire: to have a working-class background

4. populaire (qui plaît):

populaire: well-liked

populaire personne: popular

I. ouvrier (-ière) [uvʀije, -ijɛʀ] ADJ

ouvrier (-ière) classe, mouvement, quartier, syndicat: working-class

ouvrier (-ière) conflit, législation, condition: industrial

ouvrier (-ière) militant: labor

II. ouvrier (-ière) [uvʀije, -ijɛʀ] N m, f (travailleur manuel)

ouvrier (-ière): worker

ouvrier d'usine/spécialisé: factory/unskilled worker

ouvrier professionnel [ou qualifié]: skilled worker

origine [ɔʀiʒin] N f

1. origine (commencement):

origine: beginning

à l'origine: in the beginning

dès l'origine: from the beginning

2. origine (cause):

origine d'un échec: cause

quelle est l'origine de ...?: what caused this ...?

3. origine (ascendance, provenance):

origine: origin

Phrases:

des origines à nos jours: from its origins to the present day

avoir son origine dans qc, tirer son origine de qc: to originate from sth

avoir son origine dans qc, tirer son origine de qc coutume: to have its origins in sth

être à l'origine de qc personne: to be behind sth

être à l'origine d'un mal chose: to be the cause of an evil

appellation/certificat d'origine: label/certificate of origin

un mot d'origine grecque/belge: a word of Greek/Belgian origin

être d'origine française/ouvrière: to have French origins/a working-class background

d'origine paysanne/noble: from peasant/noble stock

les milieux populaires: the working class

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the middle/working class: la classe moyenne/ouvrière

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

It used to be a jumped-up garnish, now it's a high achiever with a will to win.

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It is no coincidence that radio was quickly exploited by jumped-up idealists and political propagandists -- it offered one-way communication with a mass audience -- but before long there was a backlash.

This jumped-up office boy had no right to impugn the lady's right to use the government's services, to which she was legally entitled.

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That could soon change, though, thanks to a jumped-up inkjet printer.

Did these jumped-up petty bureaucrats not realise that he had driven the equivalent of two-and-a-half times round the world?

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